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A Mixed Research Study Of Pedagogical Approaches And Student Learning In Doctoral- Level Mixed Research Courses, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Rebecca K. Frels, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins

Nancy Leech

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Writing Publishable Mixed Research Articles: Guidelines For Emerging Scholars In The Health Sciences And Beyond, Nancy L. Leech, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Julie P. Combs

Nancy Leech

In recent years, it has become more common for health science researchers to conduct and to write research reports and articles that involve the combining or mixing of quantitative and qualitative approaches within the same study. The purpose of this article is to delineate the challenges of writing mixed research studies and present a potential solution. The solution includes providing guidelines for writing mixed research that will be presented utilizing the framework designed by Leech and Onwuegbuzie (2010). Furthermore, examples of each step from a published mixed research study (Onwuegbuzie et al., 2007) will be presented. It is hoped that …

Mixed Research In Counseling: Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

Nancy Leech

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Mixed Research In Gifted Education: A Mixed Research Investigation Of Trends In The Literature, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins, Q. G. Jiao, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie

Nancy Leech

The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of mixed research techniques in empirical studies published in gifted education journals. During Phase 1, empirical full-text databases and relevant electronic bibliographic databases related to gifted education were searched during a time span of 10 to 18 years, resulting in the identification of 32 mixed research studies. During Phase 2, frequency data were compiled detailing the types of methods (quantitative, qualitative, mixed) implemented in empirical studies published in three leading gifted education research journals covering the time span of 5 years. A sequential mixed analysis was conducted on Phase 2 …

Toward A Unified Validation Framework In Mixed Methods Research, Amy B. Dellinger, Nancy L. Leech

Nancy Leech

The primary purpose of this article is to further discussions of validity in mixed methods research by introducing a validation framework to guide thinking about validity in this area. To justify the use of this framework, the authors discuss traditional terminology and validity criteria for quantitative and qualitative research, as well as present recently published validity terminology for mixed methods research. The authors discuss the rationale for their framework and how it unifies thinking about validity in mixed methods research. Finally, they discuss how the framework can be used.

Challenges To Teaching Mixed Research Courses, Rebecca K. Frels, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L. Leech, Kathleen M.T. Collins

Nancy Leech

Across the United States, many faculty members are developing new mixed re-search courses. However, before embarking on teaching these courses, it would be helpful for instructors to be aware of the challenges faced by instructors and stu-dents in mixed research courses. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative-dominant mixed research study was to document these challenges. Participants were 11 in-structors of mixed research courses from institutions around the United States who were selected purposively via critical case sampling such that they represent-ed a diverse set of instructors. The following four themes emerged that represent-ed dimensions of challenges: Time, Diversity, Format/Life Situations, …

Above-Level Test Item Functioning Across Examinee Age Groups, Russell Warne, Kristine Doty, Anne Marie Malbica, Victor Angeles, Scott Innes, Jared Hall, Kelli Masterson-Nixon

Russell T Warne